No-Limit Hold'em

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No-Limit Hold'em.

Another blessed week with mom, a few days remaining. Each visit, the reality no less heartbreaking, the erosion more advanced and self-evident. But, we are both determined that it doesn't lessen the quality of our time together. 

After breakfast, we watched a Discovery program about whales, one determined scientist's long-term research with some very sociable sperm whales. A sub-theme of this documentary was the notion that all creatures seek relationship, how that is an intrinsic definition of life itself. 

This story must have resonated deeply with my mom, as she was fully entranced the entire hour, asking many questions. What do they eat, how do they breathe, have their babies? How do they cling so tightly to their roving family pods for an entire lifetime?  

Later, we got out the chips for a little friendly poker. We had a lively chat again about the whale show, how super strong the bonds of relationships can be. Maybe the most powerful experience we ever know, a trusted instinct to overcome the transient limitations of this life.

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